Vegetable and fruit slicer



Nov. 29, 1927. 1,651,202

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carried by the rotatablemember for adjust- Patented Nov. 29, 1927.

UNITED." J STATES FATE T oFF-rc-E;

This invention relates to vegetable cutters; vertical plane" indicatedby the "line of one ot its objects the provision" and has for CLIFFfiRDG; HANKS;

70F PEAEL ILL'lENOIS:

, VEGETABLE AND nnvtcr -snionn;

Application filed" January of a-device of this character which shall include a/rotatable member, and cutting blades inent relativelyin thedirectionof the axis of rotation so as to permit vegetables to be out upinto slices of different thickness.

A further provision of acter stated object of the invention is the avegetable cutter ofthe char wherein the blades shall be of sectorformation and secured to the rotatable member with the forward orcutting edge of one blade arranged in axially spacedrelation to therearward portion of the next forward blade, blades being the rearwardportions of the adjustable with respect to the cutting edgesso as toadapt the device for cutting articles into slices of diflierent thickness. 7

A further provision ofnovel and simple means through ofwhich the statedadjustment ng blades may be easily and" the medium or the cutti quickly.efiec A further provision of object of the invention is'the ted;

0b a vegetable cutter which shall include a novel and simple-suppo tforthe vegetables being sllced.

the

at a comparatively low cost,

lVith the above and other objects inviewg thev invention consists of theconstruction,

combination wherein V vegetable sli with my inv and arrangement of partshere inafter fully described and cla1n1ed5 and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,

Fi iure 1 is a view in front elevation of a eer constructed inaccordance ention, 1

Figure 2 isa vlew in side elevation ofltlie vegetable slicer,-

Figure 3 1 vertical plane indicated by the line 33 of Figure'Q, v Figure4; i

s a sectional view taken on the s asectional viewt-aken on the ect ofthe invention is the 9, 1928; Serial no, 80,2533.

Figureg', and i Y i Figureb isa detail sectional view. taken on theplane indicated'by the line 55 of Figure 3.v

Gorrespondingland like parts are referred to in thefollowingvdesci'iptiong de'sig nated in the several views ofthe accompanf. A cutter embodying a a rim 10 -and bla'de s ll'c'onnected to. the huband" rim, is secured to the shaft 7 which is provided witha elygonai'portjioni'a on which the'" hub is positioned. The cutteris retained onthe shaft 7 by nuts 13 or other suitable 1 elements; I

Thehub isp'rovide'd with outwardly rected lugs 14am 15; and the rirn'lt)with inwardlyv directed lugs 16 and 17. The blades 11 which areof'sect'o'rforma'tion and pro i'd ed- -with radial cutting edges 18; aresecured adjacent their cuttingedges" 18f to certaiiifsides'otthe seriesoflugs' l l and'lti" bylboltsi2'0l The bladesll are'secured ad'jac'enttheir otheredg'es' 19 to the opposite" sides'eithe'series oiiugs15 'and17 by bolts 21. }'Due tof the manner in' which the bladesfllaresec'urd to the lugs 1 l17, the cutting edge 18 of. one blade isspaced axially from the next forward blade. The rearward p'org t-ions19' ofthe bladesll may be adjusted axially with respect ;to the cuttingedges 18; andwhe'ii'saidportions are in contact with the lugs} 15 and 17the machine is adjusted for cutting slices of the minimum thickness.

lVh'enit is desiredto out slices of'grea'ter thickness, the rearwardportions 19' of the blades 11 areinoved'axially away from the cuttingedges 18, and this may be readily "cured to the front sides of theblades 11 adjacent the lugs 15 and 17, and are provided with spacingelements 23 of different thickness. The blocks 22 are secured to theblades 11 by bolts 24, and are provided with elongated slots 25 throughwhich the bolts pass. The blocks 22 may be adjusted in the direction ofand away from the lugs 15 and 17, after first loosening the bolts 24,and they may be secured in adjusted position by tightening the bolts. Byloosening the bolts 21, bending the rearward portions of the blades 11axially away from the cutting edges 18, adjusting the blocks 22 so as toposition the narrower or wider spacing elements 23 thereof between theblades and lugs 15 and 17, and thereafter tightening the bolts 21 and24, the device will be adjusted for cutting articles into slices ofgreater thickness.

A bracket 25 and embodying'an arm 26 I located at the rear side of thecutter and an arm 27 located at the front side thereof, is secured bybolts 28 to the standard 1. The arm 26 is provided with an angularextension 29 at its inner. end, and it is with this extension that thebolts 28 engage. The outer ends of the arms 26 and 27 are connected, andthe inner end of the arm 27 is provided with an opening for thereception of the front end of the shaft 7, and this end of this arm issecured to the shaft by a nut 30. That portion of the arm 27 locateddirectly in front of the blades 11 is of arcuate formation or downwardlycurved as shown at 27 to provide a rest for the articles being sliced. Aplate 31 is secured to and depends from the arm 26. The plate 31 isprovided with side flanges 32, and is adapted to direct the slices intoa bowl or other receptacle placed on the support to which the device issecured. p

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it will be apparent that by rotating the cutterthrough the medium of the hand crank 8 and holding an article on thesupport 27 and in contact with the blades 11, the article will be cut upin slices. The slices will drop onto the plate 31 and be directed by itinto the'bowl provided for the reception of the same. It will be furtherunderstood that by adjusting, the rearward port-ions 19 of the blades 11axially with respect to the cutting edges 18 of the blades, articles maybe cut into slices of different thickness, that this adjustment of theblades may be readily and quickly effected, and that the blades arefirmly fixed in adjusted position. The device may be used for slicingpotatoes, apples, turnips, tomatoes, beets, cabbage, pumpkins and thelike.

It should be understood that the drawings are merely illustrative and donot pretend to give exact proportions. Furthermore, the i said drawingsare illustrative of a preferred construction, it being my expectationthat various changes and modifications may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention.

WVhat is claimed is:

1. A vegetable slicer comprising a standard, a shaft journaled in thestandard, an operatingvmember connected to the shaft, a cutter connectedto the shaft, a bracket having arms'secured to the standard and shaftand havingone arm thereof bent to constitute an article rest and a platesecured to and depending from the other arm of the bracket.

2. Avegetable slicer including a shaft, a

hub fixed to the shaft, a rim surrounding the hub, a series of lugscarried by the hub and rim, a second series of lugs carried by the huband rim, blades positioned between the hub and rim, and having theirforward edges positioned at one side of said first se ries of lugs andhaving their rearward edges positioned at the opposite side of saidsecond the hub and-rim and having their forward edges POSltlOIlGCl atone side of said first series of lugs and having their rearward edgespositioned at the opposite side of said second series of lugs, meanssecurlng the forward edges of the blades to said first series of lugs,means securing the rearward edges of the blades to said second series oflugs for adjustment axially with respect to the forward edges of theblades, and blocks having spacing elements of different thicknessadapted to be positioned between the blades and second series of lugs.

4. A vegetable slicer including a shaft, a

hub fixed to the shaft, a rim surrounding'the' j hub, a series of lugscarried by the hub'and rim,-a second series of lugs carried by the huband rim, blades positioned between the hub and rim and having theirforward edges positioned at one side of said first series of lugs andhaving their rearward edges positioned at the opposite side of saidsecond series of lugs, means securing the forward edges of the blades tosaid first series of lugs, means securing the rearward edges of theblades to said second series of lugs for adjustment axially with respectto the forward edges of the blades, and blocks adjustably carried by theblades and having spacing elements of difierent thickness adapted to bepositioned between the blades and said second series of lugs.

5. A Vegetable slicer comprising a standard, a shaft journaled inthestandard, an operating member connected to the shaft a cutterconnected to the shaft, a. bracket hav ing arms positioned at oppositesides of the cutter and secured to the standard and shaft,

one of the arms of the bracket being bent 1 downwardly to constitute anarticle rest, and a plate secured to the other arm of said bracket andextending downwardly therefrom. I

In testimony whereof I a'fiixmy signature.

CLIFFORD C. HANKS.

